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Poppies franchisee, Dan Reid, who is born and bred in West-Yorkshire decided to swap his corporate life for a cleaning franchise to cover Leeds and the surrounding areas. Dan has over 16 years experience in the beverage industry and is now focused on his own business. Launched in June, Dan has taken over the reins of Poppies with premises based in the heart of Leeds and an existing team of 21. Carefully selected and referenced, the team will continue to deliver a premium cleaning service to...

Leading pizza franchise Papa John’s has opened double digit new stores year-to-date and is now targeting small towns to offer its top-quality pizza to more communities across the UK while maintaining quick delivery times as the company’s popularity continues to grow.Papa John’s has recently launched in locations from Daventry to Ely to Totton this year, with up to ten more stores set to open in newly defined, more compact territories before the end of 2021. Amit Pancholi, UK director of busines...

TaxAssist Accountants franchisee Roland Wood has reached a milestone anniversary in his journey with the accountancy franchise.Roland continues to enjoy every moment of his time as a TaxAssist Accountant and is delighted with his decision to join the franchise 20 years ago.“I can’t emphasise enough how much I have enjoyed running the practice over the last two decades. The help and guidance from The Support Centre has been first rate and the whole TaxAssist Accountants’ concept is perfect, enabl...

Andy Darby, the owner of ChipsAway Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Neots, has been announced as a winner of the Great British Franchisee Awards hosted by Which Franchise. The Great British Franchisee Awards focuses on the people who have made UK franchising a success. Recognising outstanding performance of franchisees, regardless of the size of their business or the sector they work in. The winners were chosen based on a number of factors including Franchisee Stability and Business Experience...

Alchemy VA, a Virtual-Assistant franchise based in the Midlands has overcome thousands of applicants and hopefuls to reach the regional finals in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA) 2021.Suzy and Paul Sanders of Alchemy Virtual Assistance (VA) were picked from almost 5,000 entrepreneurs UK-wide to become one of only six finalists in the Midlands Family Business Entrepreneur category.The duo – whose award winning virtual assistant company provides remote admin and PA support to business...

Ovenclean is celebrating its most successful year to date, citing the UK lockdown and a surge in home cooking behind a record number of leads generated for franchisees.In the year to 30th June 2021, Ovenclean leads increased by 37 per cent compared to the previous 12-month period, and for the first six months of 2021, leads were up 69 per cent in comparison to the same period in 2020. This equates to an average of £3-4k worth of customer enquiries per franchisee per month! For one of the UK’s or...

Lee Freeman joined the Auditel community coming from being a former Financial Director, and was growing increasingly frustrated with working tirelessly for someone else and not being certain of his chosen career path. Lee took matters into his own hands and decided to take control of his own destiny and become self-employed. Having investigated many different franchise options in the market Lee decided Auditel felt like the right fit to his skill set. Lee says “It was the right opportunity for n...

Mark Bampton, a Your Mortgage Plus franchisee who is based in Bracknell, was approached by an individual seeking a mortgage after they had faced difficulties in putting one into place on their own. Looking further into the case, it soon became apparent why there had seen so much difficulty.The SettingThe nature of the case was highly complex, as the individual had a history of troublesome credit as well as a combination of employed and self-employed income, the latter of which was very difficult...

Your Mortgage Plus Franchisee, Neil Alexander, has being up and running since January 2021, operating for nearly half a year at the time of writing, and in time has hit the ground running to say the least.One of Neil’s biggest areas of success since starting in January has been with residential mortgages. Residential mortgages (sometimes known as regulated mortgages) large long-term loans taken out by one or more individuals to buy a home to live in and are the fundamental bread and butter of an...

Sometimes when working as a mortgage broker, as can be the case in many walks of life, you may come across individuals of some notoriety while offering your services. One particularly common example of this amongst our franchisees can be footballers, who approach our mortgage advisors and brokers looking for guidance and advice on how to invest money from their salaries by growing a property portfolio.In this case, a member of our Your Mortgage Plus franchise network came across an individual wh...

Shuttercraft wanted to share and celebrate all the Dad's out there this Fathers-day, especially those who are self-employed, owning their own businesses, and working hard to provide a work/life balance for their families.Even in more ‘normal’ times, it’s not easy to be a working dad, balancing home life and work. The lockdown has made this even more of a juggling act, with homeschooling, rapidly changing rules, and worries about the economy. Being self-employed in these times can have benefits a...

Amit Pancholi has joined the leading pizza franchise Papa John’s as their new UK director of business development. Justin Gilbert, who formerly managed the company’s business development, has been promoted to the role of senior operations director of Papa John’s UK.Justin Gilbert senior operations director, Papa John’s UK comments: “I have known Amit Pancholi for many years working in previous QSR roles. His extensive experience of the sector makes him perfectly placed to drive our ambition for...